Originally Posted by Trav
... the earlier ones used a totally different oiling system (that was the weak point on them), even the 300 and Rover 3.5 (the 215) had the issue.
They used a distributor driven twin gear oil pump in the aluminum front cover, the cover acting as the pump body with gears and a relief cover, after some time the timing cover got worn and oil pressure became a real issue ...
Yeah, the same front cover that also served as the back of the coolant pump and sprung a coolant leak in my parents' 300. I wonder whether the oil pump weakness you mention had something to do with the rocker arm problem in that engine. I never understood exactly what went wrong.
That '64 Buick took the prize as the worst engine my parents (or myself) ever owned. Ironically, the rest of the car was pretty trouble-free. It was their first with a V8, air conditioning, power steering, automatic transmission, alternator, or PCV.
... the earlier ones used a totally different oiling system (that was the weak point on them), even the 300 and Rover 3.5 (the 215) had the issue.
They used a distributor driven twin gear oil pump in the aluminum front cover, the cover acting as the pump body with gears and a relief cover, after some time the timing cover got worn and oil pressure became a real issue ...
Yeah, the same front cover that also served as the back of the coolant pump and sprung a coolant leak in my parents' 300. I wonder whether the oil pump weakness you mention had something to do with the rocker arm problem in that engine. I never understood exactly what went wrong.
That '64 Buick took the prize as the worst engine my parents (or myself) ever owned. Ironically, the rest of the car was pretty trouble-free. It was their first with a V8, air conditioning, power steering, automatic transmission, alternator, or PCV.